Urban Honolulu migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 36,388 people moved into the Urban Honolulu metro and 42,655 moved out, a net of −6,267. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: more arrivals come from Los Angeles, CA than anywhere else: 1,534 people in 2022–23. The top destination for leavers is Las Vegas, NV (2,381). The listed corridors cover about 72–74% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net outflow has eased over the last three years, from −12,852 in 2020–21 to −6,267 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
988,703
▼ 0.1% year over year · shrinking
Peak population · 2020
1,012,334
2.3% below the 2020 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: domestic outflow led the population decline in 2025: −6,682, against births minus deaths (+1,864) and international migration (+3,431).
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 1,012,334 in 2020. The 2025 estimate of 988,703 is 2.3% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$103M
▼ $1.4B arrived · $1.6B left
Avg household income · movers
$73k in · $70k out
similar incomes both directions
Urban Honolulu wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Urban Honolulu metro in 2022–23 reported $1.4B in income (AGI). Households leaving took $1.6B with them, a net loss of $103M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $73k of income, vs $70k for leavers. Arriving and leaving households report similar incomes.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 72% of inbound and 74% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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